foresee that might change with the departure of justice stevens an+ the addition of potential justice ellen occasion? what clues might we have gotten from the hearings? . . there was a lot of talk that social -- sotomayor, because of her back as a prosecutor, would be tougher on criminal defendants then perhaps souter was. i do not think we saw any evidence of that at all during this term, and we throw in the usual disclaimer that the first year does not mean you can predict that, but i do not think we saw that anywhere. as far as how the court changes it changes a lot.tevens, i sink- he really was the leader of that side othe justices, and it is sort o inside baseball to a great extent, but who gets to a sign the opinions that are risen -- written? -- i think it changes the dynamic of the conference, what some people have talked about an order in whh the justices speak and lay out the cases, so exactly how to changes i think depends a lot on e cases they take, but i certainly think it is a big change. >> i will -- because of the convenient scheduling of the confirmation hearings to the con